[pass] pass on CentOS 6.5 not copying to clipboard

[Boi Sletterink]

Well there is pinentry-curses instead of the default one that uses X, if
you really want to, but I think running pass locally is a better solution.

Best regards,
Boi

On 07/10/2015 08:56 PM, Anne M. Hammond wrote:
> Thanks Boi and Chris.
>
> I did try "ssh -X"  but can't even execute the base password
> lookup in that terminal:
>
> [hammond at ivy ~]$ pass Intel
> can't connect to `/home/admin/hammond/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent': No such file or directory
> /usr/bin/pinentry: line 22: xprop: command not found
> Please install pinentry-gui
> gpg-agent[30212]: can't connect server: ec=4.16383
> gpg-agent[30212]: can't connect to the PIN entry module: End of file
> gpg-agent[30212]: command get_passphrase failed: No pinentry
> gpg: problem with the agent: No pinentry
> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
>
> I also started an X term from that terminal, but get the same error.
>
> I'll try installing locally.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
> On Jul 10, 2015, at 12:43 PM, Boi Sletterink <boi at sletterink.nl> wrote:
>
>> Hi Anne,
>>
>> Sounds like you have to use the -X option for SSH when you log into the
>> other system. Otherwise, the remote pass process can't access your
>> clipboard. Whether or not that's a good thing depends on your situation,
>> but in this case it doesn't do what you want it to ;)
>>
>>
>> What do you mean with "I wanted a command line password manager"? I
>> mean, you are using it on the CLI already.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Boi
>>
>> On 07/10/2015 08:37 PM, Anne M. Hammond wrote:
>>> I just installed and set up pass from the yum repository.
>>> I am using a remote login.  
>>>
>>> If I use the command
>>>
>>> # pass -c Intel
>>> Copied Intel to clipboard. Will clear in 45 seconds.
>>>
>>> However, if I use Control-V, Right Click Paste, or
>>> Paste from the Terminal menu, the password is not
>>> in the clipboard.  
>>>
>>> I use Control-C / Control-V all the time to cut and paste.
>>>
>>> Also I am getting lots of messages:
>>>
>>> [hammond at ivy ~]$ Error: Can't open display: (null)
>>> Error: Can't open display: (null)
>>>
>>> I wanted a command line password manager.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any suggestions!
>>>
>>> Anne
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